While everyone wonders how Mayor Bloomberg could have been such an idiot &c about Cathleen Black, an unidentified observer suggests that any third term will be structurally dubious. 

From outside City Hall, meanwhile, veterans of Mr. Bloomberg’s inner circle say that the dynamic between the mayor and his deputies appears to have changed in unhealthy ways since his first two terms, following the departures of some senior officials.

“His administrative style works best when he has really smart people working for him who understand that he’s the leader, and you cover the leader,” said one former aide, who insisted on anonymity to avoid damaging relationships with people still at City Hall. “He’s covering for everybody else. He didn’t have to do it that much in the first or second terms. I just find it so extraordinary that there are so many people he’s having to cover up for.”

The Mayor might have found that he liked the job and wanted to stay on, but the talented team that made him look good in the early days has moved on.

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This entry was posted on Friday, April 8th, 2011 at 10:30 am.